Vegetable slicer



WrR. McCLURE.

VEGETABLE SLICER.

APPLICATION HLED APR-18; 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

VWZZwlam, H. mcUZure ATTORNEY Patented dept. l9, i922.

WILLIAM R. MGCLURE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VEGETABLE SLIGER.

Application filed April 18, 1922. Serial No. 554,643.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. MCOLURE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago. in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful l1nprovements in Vegetable Slicers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

T he object of this invention is to provide a device for slicing orshredding vegetables and the like.

This invention also consists in certain other teatures of constructionand in the combination and arrangement 01!? the several parts, tohehereina'fter 'tully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

in describing my invention in detail, reterence will he had to theaccompanying drawin wherein like characters denote like or correspondingparts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is anelevation of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view.

Figures 3 and d are detail views.

Figure 5 is a sectional detail view through the cap showing thetorniation ot the cutters.

In these views 1 indicates a cylinder hich provided with a ren'iovablecover 2 'tln'i'iugh which passes a spindle 3 which cranked at its outerend to pro vide a handle a. The other end of the spindle is pointed, asat 5, and said spindle carries a channel-slniped cross piece 6. Theother end of the cylinder is adapted to receive any one of a number oicaps Y, each cap being detachably connected with the cylinder by meansoi the bayonet slot connection 8; Each cap is also prhvided with centralhole 9 to receive the spindle. One cap is provided with slots 1.0. oneedge of each slot being bent up to form a cutter and the other cap isprovided with radially extending rows of holes 11, each hole beingformed to provide the inwardly extending cutting edge 12.

The vegetable or other article to be divided is placed. upon thespindle, within the cylinder, and then the cutting cap of the desiredtype is placed on the cylinder. Then by rotating the spindle and at thesame time pressing it downwardly the article will be pressed against thecutting edges it is being rotated so that said edges will cut piecesfrom the article. If the vegetable is to be sliced the cap provided withthe slots 10 is used but ii": the vegetable is to be shredded the capprovided with the holes ll. is used. By providin caps provided with.different kinds oi? cutting edges the vegetable can be cut into piecesof varying shapes.

It is thought from the toregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of niy invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understoot". that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within scope of the appendedclaims.

What l claim is l. A device of the class described com prising acontainer having one end open, a cap for covering said end, cutterscarried by the cap, a spindle passing through the container and havin apointed end so that it can be passed through the article to be cut, apressure member on the spindle for pressing the article against thecutters and a handle on the extended end of said spindle.

2. A device of the class described COD1- prising a container having oneend open. a detachable cap closing said end, cutting means carried bythe cap, a spindle passing through the container and cap, said spindlehaving one end sharpened so that it can be passed through the article tobe cut, a cross piece on the spindle for engaging the article and acranked handle on the extended end of the spindle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WM. R. MOCLURE.

